Celibate and Childless Men in Power: Ruling Eunuchs and Bishops in the Pre-Modern World
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This collection explores the ways in which groups of men in a variety of pre-modern cultures were excluded from legitimate or physical reproduction, yet still remained an important feature of political systems based on dynasties. In bringing eunuchs and bishops into a common focus, this volume offers a new global perspective, which draws parallels
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